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" City Council Minutes <br />September 23, 1998 <br />• Page 3 <br />CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR STOP SIGNS AT ARONA STREET AT THE <br />INTERSECTION OF IOWA AVENUE <br />Administrator Hoyt explained that a request had been made to install afour-way stop <br />sign at Arona Street and Iowa Avenue. This intersection currently had atwo-way stop. <br />The initiator of the request, Ms. Andrea Kernan Howell, 1472 W. Iowa Avenue, <br />explained that the intersection is one block east of Curtiss Field and must be crossed in <br />order for children to get to the park. Engineer Maurer recommended afour-way stop <br />because of the location of the park and because of the potential for substantial by-pass <br />traffic from Snelling and Hoyt through this intersection. <br />~~, <br />4:~ <br />~, <br />Councilmember Hustad suggested that if a four-way stop is installed at Arona and Iowa, <br />it might make sense to turn the four-way stop at Arona and Idaho into atwo-way stop to <br />maintain traffic flow along Arona and to avoid increasing the number of cars that may <br />roll through two city stop signs on Arona. Engineer Maurer said this would be a possible <br />alternative to avoid these consequences. Councilmember Hustad suggested that the city <br />try this alternative and revise it if necessary. <br />After much discussion, Councilmember Hustad moved to install afour-way stop at Arona <br />and Iowa and to make the intersection of Arona and Idaho atwo-way stop with stop <br />• signs for east-west traffic. The motion passed with three ayes (Gehrz, Hustad, Jacobs) <br />and one nay (Kuettel). <br />UPDATE ON THE CITY'S Y2K COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES <br />Administrator Hoyt updated the city council on the city's preparations for year 2000 <br />computer issues noting that a citizen, Kris Grangaard, had offered her services to assist. <br />Specific information and updates will be provided as it becomes available. <br />APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 5 - 11, 1998 AS <br />"CITIES WEEK" IN THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />Councilmember Hustad read and moved approval of the proposed proclamation declaring <br />October 5 - 11, 1998 as "Cities Week" in Falcon Heights. The motion passed <br />unanimously. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />The meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m. <br />. J ' <br />Susan L. Gehrz, Mayor <br />• <br />Carla Asleson <br />Recording Secretary <br />